Monthly Archives: October 2022

Netflix announces Profile Transfers — for when it forces you to finally pay up

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix announced a new feature on Monday called Profile Transfer after months of testing in a few countries around the world. The feature allows users to move their “personalized recommendations, viewing history, My List, saved games, and other settings” to a new account, according to the company’s press…

This Week in Washington IP: U.S. Cyberspace Strategy, Cryptocurrency Regulation, and Discussions with Former U.S. Trade Representatives

This week in Washington IP news, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is hosting events on blockchain and drafting provisional patent applications, while the Brookings Institution is hosting an event on the regulation of cryptocurrency markets. Also in the cyber world, three authors will make their case for a more holistic and aggressive…

It’s the BOAT: Astronomers observe “brightest of all time” gamma ray burst

Astronomers think the gamma ray burst GRB 221009A represents the birth of a new black hole formed within the heart of a collapsing star. Credit: NASA/Swift/Cruz deWilde On the morning of October 9, multiple space-based detectors picked up a powerful gamma ray burst (GRB) passing through our solar system, sending astronomers around the world scrambling…